Blueprint for Change: the Life and Times of Lewis H. Latimer

Portrait of Latimer as a Young Man February 3 through August 26, 1995.
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Blueprint for Change: the Life and Times of Lewis H. Latimer was a major exhibition of art and artifacts organized and presented by the Queens Borough Public Library. Lewis H. Latimer (1848-1928), the son of former slaves, was a pioneer in the development of the electrical lighting industry. From the end of the Civil War until his death, Latimer was at the forefront of a technological revolution that dramatically reshaped American society. The exhibit included 122 objects drawn from the collections of the Long Island Division of the Queens Library, the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Latimer-Norman Family Collection. It was presented at the Queens Library Gallery from February 3 through August 26, 1995. The exhibition was made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Charles Edison Fund.
A Resource Guide to Library Materials Pertaining to Lewis H. Latimer

 
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